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1930

  • Work on this object began.

1934

  • Work on this object ended.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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2024

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Chest of Drawers

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co. and Valentine-Seaver Company and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated 1930–1934 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, red color pencil on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

(irregular): 29.2 × 36.8 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY; later stamp in black ink, upper center: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red color pencil, uppwer right: V. & S. - [??]; in red color pencil, lower left: K. # / 1020 [circled in graphite]; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: 7240 [circled]; in graphite: dimensions

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Chest of Drawers; Design Director: Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co., Valentine-Seaver Company; USA; graphite, red color pencil on tracing paper; (irregular): 29.2 × 36.8 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1790

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